One thing have found helpful in allocation spares is Audit. The personnel giving spares to take ownership and responsibility. Tools will audited bimonthly

To ensure fair allocation and availability of spare parts for field technicians: 1. Centralized inventory system: Use software to track stock levels and usage patterns. 2. Clear request process: Establish standardized guidelines for ordering and distributing parts. 3. Prioritization criteria: Create a system to prioritize urgent requests based on impact. 4. Regular audits: Conduct frequent checks to assess inventory levels and identify trends. 5. Feedback loop: Set up a process for technicians to provide input on their needs. 6. Communication: Hold regular meetings to update staff on inventory status and address concerns.

As a field Technician in order to ensure fair allocation and availability of spare parts; 1. You can use CMMS and softwares such as SAP to keep track of all spare parts, maintainablity (MTBF,MTTR and MTBM) for each component. 2. Intermittently take stocks or inventory of all spare parts in order to ensure availability and to know the locations of each component.

Now, when we can order something that is on the other side of the world and receive it in a short period of time, I think we should be focused on controlling local stocks of most recurrent parts, trying to keep it in an efficient way, avoiding black storage as much as possible (importance of FSE’s integrity) and implementing useful applications to improve accessibility to these parts so the unused ones could be easily shared between FSEs.

💥An example I've seen is set thresholds for minimum stock levels to trigger automatic reordering, preventing shortages. Develop clear guidelines for how spare parts are allocated and distributed. This could include establishing a priority system based on urgency and job type.

To ensure fair allocation and availability of spare parts among field technicians, implement an advanced ERP system such as SAP or Oracle NetSuite integrated with an AI-driven inventory management tool like EazyStock, which automates stock level tracking, triggers restocking at predefined thresholds, and uses demand forecasting to prioritize parts allocation; further enhance efficiency by integrating with a field service management platform like ServiceNow FSM, allowing real-time part reservations and providing location-based distribution to ensure equitable access across regions.